Discipleship An Introduction to Systematic Theology and Apologetics

Key Protestant Reformation Doctrines of Salvation 1. The Fall - Original Sin 2. The

The Fall – Augustine of Hippo’s Definition of Original (inherited) Sin Humanity Fallen Modern

The Fall: The Loss of Moral Ability And out of the ground the LORD

The Fall: The Loss of Moral Ability Now the serpent was more crafty than

The Fall: The Loss of Moral Ability • When Adam and Eve disobeyed God’s

The Fall: Jesus’ View of Moral Ability Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say

The Fall – Augustine of Hippo’s Definition of Original (inherited) Sin Free Will (Moral

A Brief History of Time (According to Scripture not Stephen Hawking!) Time/History (not to

The Sequence of Salvation Conversion Child of Wrath Child of God

Sequence of Salvation Unconditional Election Total Depravity Election The Fall Effective Call Irresistible Grace

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Discipleship: An Introduction to Systematic Theology and Apologetics Protestant Reformation Doctrines of Salvation The Heights Church December 15, 2019

Key Protestant Reformation Doctrines of Salvation 1. The Fall - Original Sin 2. The Doctrines of Grace 3. Jesus the God-man 4. The Atonement 5. The Work of the Holy Spirit 6. Prayer 7. Grace 8. The Fall (Review) 9. Election 10. Calling 11. Regeneration 12. Conversion 13. Justification 14. Adoption 15. Sanctification 16. Perseverance 17. Baptism In/Filling with the Holy Spirit 18. Death and the Intermediate State 19. Glorification 20. Union with Christ

The Fall – Augustine of Hippo’s Definition of Original (inherited) Sin Humanity Fallen Modern Definition/Latin as Humanity term created Free Agency yes Ability to choose whatever is (Liberty*) most pleasing. Free Will yes no Ability to choose any (Moral Liberty*) available moral option. Able to sin yes Posse peccare Able to not sin yes no Posse non pecarre Unable to not sin no yes Non posse non peccare * Augustine’s original words

The Fall: The Loss of Moral Ability And out of the ground the LORD God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. (Genesis 2: 9 b) And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die. “ (Genesis 2: 16 – 17)

The Fall: The Loss of Moral Ability Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God actually say, 'You shall not eat of any tree in the garden'? " And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, 'You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die. '" But the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. " So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. (Genesis 3: 1 – 6)

The Fall: The Loss of Moral Ability • When Adam and Eve disobeyed God’s command not to eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, they lost the moral ability to be able to make choices that please God and are “morally good; ” • From that point forward no naturally born human was able to make “morally good” choices unless God first regenerated their hearts of stone.

The Fall: Jesus’ View of Moral Ability Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God. ” (John 3: 3) No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day. (John 6: 44)

The Fall – Augustine of Hippo’s Definition of Original (inherited) Sin Free Will (Moral Liberty*) Able to sin Able to not sin Unable to sin Pre-Fall Yes Post-Fall No Reborn Yes Glorified No Yes No Yes No No No Yes * Augustine’s original words defined as the moral ability to choose either good or evil.

A Brief History of Time (According to Scripture not Stephen Hawking!) Time/History (not to scale) Eternity Past Election EDEN Children of Wrath Eternity Future New Heaven/ New Earth Church Age Creation/ Foundation of the World The Fall/ Moral Inability Second Coming/ Final Judgment The Cross

The Sequence of Salvation Conversion Child of Wrath Child of God

Sequence of Salvation Unconditional Election Total Depravity Election The Fall Effective Call Irresistible Grace Regeneration Limited Atonement Faith Repentance Preservation of the saints Justification Adoption Conversion Elapsed Time is Zero